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Five Coolest SUVs for $10,000: eBay Hunting Part 3

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:39 PM PDT


In eBay Hunting Part 1, we brought you six sports cars you could buy for $6,000 or less. In Part 2, we listed some gorgeous V12 luxury cars available at discounted rates. In this edition, we bring you a collection of cool SUVs available on a budget. Read more »

Japanese Brands Dominate Cars.com's 2014 American-Made Index

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:34 PM PDT


Every year Cars.com compiles a list with the best-selling cars built in the U.S. that have a domestic-parts content of more than 75 percent. This year's Top 10 is headed once again by Ford's F-150 pickup truck, thanks to strong sales and continued domestic-parts sourcing. Read more »

EVO Track Battle Pits Unlikely Rivals: Porsche Cayman vs BMW M235i

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 03:35 PM PDT


While the BMW M235i is more powerful than a stock Porsche Cayman, it's nowhere near as focused. EVO discovered that even with the 40-odd horsepower advantage it has over the Porsche, the BMW is neither more fun nor faster around a track. Read more »

How an Aston Martin Racer Helped Allies’ WWII Effort by Driving Dead Body Through the UK

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 02:40 PM PDT


The unique set of skills possessed by the daredevil racing drivers were not really very useful during the WWII era. A handful became fighter pilots, since racing was the last thing on people's minds during wartime, but some did put their skills to good use, literally helping steer the war effort in the direction of the Allies' cause. Read more »

Nissan Aiming Plush, Premium with New Pulsar Hatch, Not Sporty

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 01:37 PM PDT


While most manufacturers are obsessed with giving their cars even the slightest of sporty edges, in order to please the predictable automotive journalist crowd and get good reviews based more on that, Nissan doesn't seem interested in that approach. Read more »

Riding in a Pagani Huayra at the Goodwood Hill Climb

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:21 PM PDT


Succeeding in the lineage of what is arguably one of the world's most favorite hypercars (the Zonda), the Pagani Huayra is somehow struggling to reach both the fame and the legions of fans that its long-lived predecessor had. Read more »

American Military Families Are Oddly Drawn to Fords

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:38 AM PDT


For quite some time now, when shopping for a new vehicle, American military families usually go to a Ford dealership and buy a truck, an SUV or a passenger car wearing the blue oval. Read more »

FIA WTCC Will Race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2015 [w/Video]

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 10:45 AM PDT


This has got to be the most exciting news for fans of touring car racing in Europe: the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) will race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2015, opening the program of the 24 Hour Race. Read more »

Blink and You'll Miss it: Battery-Powered RC Car Reaches 315km/h or 196mph

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 06:32 AM PDT


According to the Guinness Book of Records (GBWR), the fastest speed ever achieved by a battery-powered radio-controlled model car (R/C) stands at 276.74 km/h (171.96 mph), and it was achieved by the "R/C Bullet" driven by a man named Nic Case on 19 December 2012. Read more »

Acura Prices All-New 2015 TLX Sedan from $30,995*

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:47 AM PDT


Acura's new attempt to master the mid-size luxury segment is the TLX, which goes on sale in the States this August with prices starting from $30,995 for the base 2.4-liter model before a $895 destination fee (*). Read more »

Dodge May Launch Charger Hellcat Later This Year

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT


America may get another serious contender in the world of super saloons, as Dodge may be looking to release a Hellcat variant of its four-door Charger. Chrysler execs had reportedly previously dropped hints that their new supercharged Hemi V8's use would not be limited to the Challenger, and that a Charger powered by the unit would debut in July. Read more »

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